It is the policy of the Township of Barnegat that drug tests
shall be conducted on all first aid and firefighting volunteers while
members of the Barnegat Township First Aid and/or Fire Companies.
Drug tests, including random drug tests, shall be conducted in accordance
with the policies and procedures to be developed by the Administrator's
office.
The Township finds that volunteers in the Barnegat Township
First Aid and Fire Companies have particular and sensitive positions
which mandate assurances by the citizens of Barnegat Township that
these volunteers are drug free. These volunteers operate Township,
First Aid and Fire Department emergency vehicles, and are entrusted
with the care and safety of citizens of the Township.
Any first aid or firefighting volunteer of the Township who
fails a drug test taken pursuant to this policy or refuses to take
a drug test pursuant to this policy may be subject to disciplinary
action, up to and including termination.
The drug testing policy for first aid and firefighting volunteers
shall be conducted by the Barnegat Township Administrator, in accordance
with the aforementioned policies and procedures to be developed by
the Administrator's office.
Drug tests under this chapter, conducted in accordance with
the policies and procedures to be developed by the Administrator's
office, shall begin three (3) months after passage of the ordinance
amending this chapter.